Sniffing Out Fake News
“What the professor never realized as he focused on the page’s superficial features is that the group in question is […]
Week 14: Always Check!
In many readings for this week, the theme of identifying misinformation was prevalent. “Encourage students to take the indirect route […]
Week 14: Truth or Lies?
“They just seemed less connected to the material than I wanted them to be.” This article promoted an interesting idea […]
Game of Thrones in the Classroom ??
By using the Game of Thrones pop-culture television series, I have structured my courses in a way that seeks to […]
Gaming in the Classroom
Quote #1, A Major Theme: “Whether courses have a large number of students, or cover a larger time period, integrating […]
True Facts or False Facts?
Quote #1, A Major Theme: Q: What happens when you teach students how to lie? A: They learn how to […]
Distinguishing “Fake News”
“on average, people are inclined to believe false news at least 20% of the time. “ The article “How Your Brain […]
True or False, A Lesson on AUTHENTICITY
Article: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/166/oa_edited_volume/chapter/1127340 “Q: What happens when you teach students how to lie? A: They learn how to be historians.” The […]
Gaming in the Classroom
Article: https://www.societyforhistoryeducation.org/pdfs/M21_Spalding.pdf “To convince students that history is not just the memorization of a static past, they do not just […]
Wikipedia is (not) a Reliable Source
True Facts or False Facts—Which Are More Authentic? by T. Mills Kelly “When a reasonable source appears through such a […]
